I'm not bothered. The only reason I go to the website is to book tickets. I don't follow the club on social media, and have none of the players on snapchat. If you're into that kind of thing then good luck to you, but I can't see it attracting any new fans. Wouldn't you support a team because of their football rather than their YouTube channel?

Twitter is better than an app for forming a base for your social media platform.

The app would be an extension of the website - so you can see a catalog of videos, pics, interviews etc.
Plus would be a great place to manage tickets.

YouTube requires videographers, directors, producers etc - and Man United currently outsource these to freelancers, which i think is one of the reasons why we don’t have YouTube.
A club our size would have a global impact, and would probably require multiple video creatives all over the world to accommodate it, hence why it’s easier to outsource.

But we do have a great instagram.

Overall I think we’re moving in the right direction, but the website is definitely outdated.
But I don’t think the website is as big a deal

People get way too hung up about this kind of stuff. I agree with your point about the opting out of emails though, I'm finding that to be quite annoying. I've already clarified what content I want to see and don't want to see yet I keep getting inundated with emails about it.

As for YouTube, the club is on pretty much every other platform so if they wanted to have a channel they would've done it already. I can't imagine the demand is there for a channel, what would you want to see on it? I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but I like channels like Full Time Devils getting the perspective from other fans and no in club propaganda.

I'm not bothered. The only reason I go to the website is to book tickets. I don't follow the club on social media, and have none of the players on snapchat. If you're into that kind of thing then good luck to you, but I can't see it attracting any new fans. Wouldn't you support a team because of their football rather than their YouTube channel?

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You are very very wrong mate and not thinking of the future if you think these things don't attract new fans. My 9 year old nephew is an Arsenal supporter because of all the Arsenal memes online and their Youtube presence like AFTV (even though that is third party)

The website has been in development for years and years now, I'm not sure what the hold up is really. I think we don't have a youtube due to having MUTV and probably a few other licensing and sponsorship issues. The rest of our social media presence is quite good, Facebook, Insta, Snapchat, Line, Twitter are all buzzing and regularly posted on.

Ps. the website has been updated in a way already, there is the mobile version of it, which is quite nice, I'm not sure why it reverts to the traditional layout in full desktop mode.

Ps #2 we do have a mobile app, but again it is licensed out. If your country doesn't have access to it, it's because no one has sponsored the app in your region.

Their ticketing system is pretty bad and outdated to be honest. The main site and the ticketing site have to have 2 separate passwords. Even something as simple as a booking confirmation for a stadium tour has a line that says 'ignore the dates stated below in italics'; how about you omit that bloody line so as to not confuse users.

You are very very wrong mate and not thinking of the future if you think these things don't attract new fans. My 9 year old nephew is an Arsenal supporter because of all the Arsenal memes online and their Youtube presence like AFTV (even though that is third party)

Some of the older fans might be indifferent towards the club’s social media presence, but in this day and age for a sporting behemoth like Manchester United, which generates a huge amount of content periodically, it is criminal to have zero presence on Youtube.

I'm not bothered. The only reason I go to the website is to book tickets. I don't follow the club on social media, and have none of the players on snapchat. If you're into that kind of thing then good luck to you, but I can't see it attracting any new fans. Wouldn't you support a team because of their football rather than their YouTube channel?

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It's called exposure. The reason United has a fan base as big as it is is due to the exposure of the club compared to previous teams in decades past. You can't be a fan of something you don't see. Without YouTube and a decent website (yes, those are important in 2018) we will lose potential fans.

Yeah sounds silly but I guess youngsters are attracted to it and have completely different sense of humours than the older generations

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I'd be surprised if it made a significant impact tbh. Still, I could be proved wrong in a few years when Arsenal overtake us as the worlds most supporter club due to a new generation of football sadists!

Anything that would go on a YouTube channel goes on MUTV, and people pay for that.

The website is shite and needs sorting.

Literally no point comparing to City. Some of you love having a dick swinging contest with them.

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Therein lies the problem. It’s quite enjoyable watching interviews/footage of training sessions, which unfortunately city broadcast on YouTube, hence the comparison to them. It would be good if our club also showed that content for free on YouTube, rather than on a shite service like MUTV. An official United channel with the right marketing would garner millions of subscribers. As has been alluded to, in the age of social media, that could perhaps promote the expansion of United’s fan base.

I was looking at the 16/17 turnover figures from Deloitte the other day, and whilst we're raking it in financially, we're miles behind both Real and Barca in terms of social media following. I was pretty surprised, to be honest.

It certainly needs a rethink - especially since we've allegedly the largest global fanbase. The website is shocking, and I only have us on Twatter outside of that.

United committing to flooding YouTube with content would basically be constructive dismissal for a lot of MUTV staff. The moment they decide MUTV is no longer viable is the moment the club turns to YouTube, etc.

You are very very wrong mate and not thinking of the future if you think these things don't attract new fans. My 9 year old nephew is an Arsenal supporter because of all the Arsenal memes online and their Youtube presence like AFTV (even though that is third party)

I'm not bothered. The only reason I go to the website is to book tickets. I don't follow the club on social media, and have none of the players on snapchat. If you're into that kind of thing then good luck to you, but I can't see it attracting any new fans. Wouldn't you support a team because of their football rather than their YouTube channel?

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What is this supposed to mean? Yes people are into entertainment and there is nothing wrong with that. I support a team because of the entertainment they give me and United need to work more on the social media front.

I was looking at the 16/17 turnover figures from Deloitte the other day, and whilst we're raking it in financially, we're miles behind both Real and Barca in terms of social media following. I was pretty surprised, to be honest.

It certainly needs a rethink - especially since we've allegedly the largest global fanbase. The website is shocking, and I only have us on Twatter outside of that.

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In terms of twitter, we only started using that properly once Fergie retired. Real and Barca had a 4-5 year head start on us there and of course we've not been great in that time while Real and Barca have been multiple CL winners in the time their accounts have been up.

I'm not bothered. The only reason I go to the website is to book tickets. I don't follow the club on social media, and have none of the players on snapchat. If you're into that kind of thing then good luck to you, but I can't see it attracting any new fans. Wouldn't you support a team because of their football rather than their YouTube channel?

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You sound like you've lost touch completely here mate

Don't get me wrong i have no interest in snapchat but for attracting younger fans this stuff is crucial. They live their lives on it. Yeah good football is important, but the way you reach young fans is as well.

I don't see why the website is slammed so often. It doesn't need to be fancy, it needs to work and be effective. It does that bucket loads. A youtube channel would be the grand though and would fund it self with add money

United committing to flooding YouTube with content would basically be constructive dismissal for a lot of MUTV staff. The moment they decide MUTV is no longer viable is the moment the club turns to YouTube, etc.

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Nah. The MUTV staff just use a different medium to deliver their content.